Dark as my path may seem to others, I carry a magic light in my heart. Faith, the spiritual strong searchlight, illumines the way, and although sinister doubts lurk in the shadow, I walk unafraid toward the enchanted wood where the foliage is always green, where joy abides, where nightingales nest and sing, and where life and death are one in the presence of the Lord.
~Helen Adams Keller (1880-1968)
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
~ Psalm 16:11
Oh beloved it is true. He shows us the way.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
~ Ephesians 2:10
If we would but stop just for a moment, get to the end of ourselves – a sit still. Just let go of time for just a bit…. He is right here with us. Oceans of bright illumination flood our thinking. Wells of insight bubble up. And it seems that the very breath in our lungs is ordered as we breath it.
If we allow the Presence of the ever-present One to overtake us, there is a wonderful dynamic in our day. Everything happens just like it is supposed to. Our thinking is no longer in some tactical realm where we try really hard to discern the will of G_d in a given decision. He is right there. We have His mind. We hear His voice. And we do what He says.
And in simply living in this mindset, we live in the will of G_d. Our paths pour forward in a glorious unfolding moment. There is no need to worry about decisions per se. We are living fully yielded to the One who has already decided which way (read the best) things should go.
This writer had a moment like this that unfolded over many hours this morning. He woke me up, rolled me into the morning watch and on into the day. Then, it was many miles on the bike up and over towards one city. Into an appointment. Some miles over towards another city, some seeming “mistakes” in the turns that i made along the way. A stop at a store that was the “wrong” store. Exit the store, and run into a homeless guy that the L_RD had put on my heart for many days. This was the real appointment of the day – to share about the things of G_d with this lonely man.
The moment continued as the plans for an important upcoming trip to another state this weekend started to come together. As i waited on Him, rides, meetings, lodging and logistics just started to fall into place. Things are coming together in ways that i simply could not plan if i had tried. There will be many opportunities for fellowship and encouragement that I never even imagined.
And on it went as friendships grew with people important in my life. As i simply waited – as opposed to pushing the issues – G_d brought the moments together throughout the day. And as He orchestrated, all i had to do was simply dance to the beautiful music He was making.
Coincidences? Maybe. Only eternity will yield the answers. All I know is that stuff like this keeps happening in my life. And one truth of which i am persuaded is this: G_d is absolutely and expert at absolutely everything – and i am not.
Anyone for a walk? It is a beautiful path He makes!
The circumstances of our daily life are to us an infallible indication of God’s will, when they concur with the inward promptings of the Spirit and with the Word of God. So long as they are stationary, wait. When you must act, they will open, and a way will be made through oceans and rivers, wastes and rocks.
~F. B. Meyer (1847-1929)
